The QTY FOUNDATION was officially launched at the secret
lounge amid pomp and color. QTY is a
celebrated music titan in Kenya with a huge fan base. The artist will use her
celebrity status to educate the youths on the dangers of pre-marital sex and
proper usage of condoms.
Speaker after speaker in the well-attended event urged the
youths to abstain from sex until marriage as that is what is expected of
Christians. Although QTY Foundation encourages the use of condoms for the
sexually active youths some speakers felt that was not a solution.
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Mr. John Mutahi the MyMentor association director. |
Mr. Mutahi,
the founder of MyMentor association implored the youths not to indulge in
sexual activities as true love waits. The MyMentor director did not mince his
words and vigorously castigated the use of condoms as a solution to curb
HIV/AIDS and instead advocated for faithfulness in marriage and abstinence in
case one hasn’t tied the knot.
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David Ogot of Letsgohome |
The same sentiments were shared by Mr. David Ogot, who is an
accomplished speaker and one time alcoholic. He shared his experiences as an
alcoholic and the poor judgments he made while drank. Ogot recounted how he
found himself on numerous occasions in bed with ladies of questionable characters
after a night of heavy drinking-he could not remember if he had used a condom
or not. He beseeched the youths to be careful with the tipple as it had wasted
27 years of his most productive life and brought a lot of pain to his family.
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HOREC Founder, Christine Wambui at the event. |
Christine Wambui, the HOREC founder, was full of praise for
the young artist. “QTY am really impressed when I see celebrities taking the
driver seat in fighting HIV/AIDS. You have a platform that affords you the
opportunity to reach many youths in the country. I wish you all the best and
HOREC will partner with your organization in fighting the HIV/AIDS scourge”,
said the visibly happy Christine.
On her part, QTY was full of praise for all who attended and
showed their supports towards her cause. “I am overwhelmed by your support and
I know am not alone in spreading the message on HIV/AIDS. I will partner with like-minded
people in this scourge that has claimed so many Kenyans who are dear to us”,
said an excited QTY. The artist lost her sister through the HIV/AIDS.
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The Kijani trio thrilling the participants. | |
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Anthony Gumbo and Carolyne Kakuve reciting a poem |
The more than 200 youths were treated to music from
established and upstarts artists. The trio of Kijani wowed the excited youths
with their soulful lyrics that touched on HIV/AIDS. HOREC children also recited a moving poem to a great applause. The HOREC director has been invited to another event to give a talk on HIV/AIDS at the Nairobi Institute of Business Studies on the 15th of this month.
Thanks to Sara Nanaa for the invitation.